I don't see the willingness to socially separate from the student population in many of our younger teachers. They style themselves as "friends." As you know our high school has had not one, but two nationally "hot for teacher" incidents. The morale of the faculty while these things are being played out in the press is low. And when the kids know what is going on it makes for some very dicey conversations which have to be squelched in class. It seems that some young teachers have fully embraced the open relationship model in college and cannot seem to turn it off when they are on the job. School is not Happy Hour and your student are not potential dates.